I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Aged a minimum of six

Aged a minimum of six years

a nod to the igneous rock underneath: decomposed granite scattered with round pebbles

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and the 2021 vintage proved outstanding for white Burgundy

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I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Aged a minimum of sixThe DeRose Vineyard sits directly on top of the San Andreas Fault, which is not a figure of speech. The limestone the fault shoved up out of the ground is precisely why Ian Brand keeps coming back. Brand has built his name on the odd, overlooked corners of the Central Coast, sites nobody else bothers to farm, and this Cabernet Franc is his argument for them. It's the savory, mineral version of the grape: wild red berries, crushed rock, green